Some tickets remain for historic bus trip celebration

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Some tickets remain for an Aug. 23-24 bus trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Tryon Palace to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”

Some tickets remain for an Aug. 23-24 bus trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Tryon Palace to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”

The public is invited to enjoy a full day in the nation’s capital and honor the original 1963 march with sightseeing and a march across the mall where the original historic civil rights event took place.

It was there, on Aug. 28, 1963, that more than 250,000 demonstrators gathered in the nation’s capital to demand freedom, jobs and equality. Participants marched to the Lincoln Memorial, where a three-hour program included speeches from important civil rights and religious leaders — including the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The anniversary bus trip begins from the Tryon Palace Eden Street parking lot on Aug. 23, with boarding at 11 p.m. for a midnight departure. The buses will return at midnight on Aug. 24.

Admission is $80 and includes bus fare, a T-shirt and light refreshments. Reservations can be made by calling Tryon Palace Group Services at 639-3524.

An additional event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic march is Thursday as part of Tryon Palace’s African-American Lecture Series.

It is a 7 p.m. program in Cullman Performance Hall, featuring civil rights leader Ben Chavis and honoring local residents who participated in the original 1963 march.

For information, contact Sharon Bryant at Tryon Palace at 639-3592.

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